Israel's flexibility is dependent on its sense of security.

Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.

Moammar Gaddafi, who has called himself the 'Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,' should go down in history with the Emperor Bokassa and Idi Amin as a grotesque reminder of why people have the right to change their government.

Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II.

Al Qaeda's message that violence, terrorism and extremism are the only answer for Arabs seeking dignity and hope is being rejected each day in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and throughout the Arab lands.

Like all forms of collective security, multilateral sanctions require a unanimity rarely achieved in international politics.

The United States should help strengthen nongovernmental humanitarian agencies working in Sudan so that they can handle an increased flow of aid.